Outdoors
A Real American Cowgirl – Heidi Redd
I am on my way to interview Heidi Redd, so I am driving down Indian Creek to the Dugout Ranch listening to the John Denver song, I’d Rather be a Cowboy.
Heidi is going to be inducted into the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in Fort Worth, TX. If I am...
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has lifted seasonal climbing avoidance areas in the Indian Creek corridor. The agency welcomes the public to use the climbing walls and areas within the Indian Creek corridor that were previously included in the voluntary avoidance areas to benefit raptors.
“We...
by David Boyle
News Director
Damages from flash flooding in Dry Valley have closed the main road accessing Canyonlands National Park for at least several weeks. With crews in the early stages of assessment, State Route 211 could be closed for longer.
Afternoon flooding on Sunday, August 14 caused...
by Andrew Gulliford
Lake Powell, the blue-green gem of the Colorado and one of the 20th century triumphs of the Bureau of Reclamation, is in trouble.
Not a lake but a reservoir, its shrinking water level, down 150 feet, offers dramatic proof of drought and climate change.
As the marvels of Glen...
On the evening of Sunday, July 17, 2022, Canyonlands National Park staff received a report of a missing male subject who was overdue after attempting a short hike from Elephant Hill in the Needles District. A joint search and rescue team comprised of Canyonlands and Mesa Verde National Park Service...
Federal land agencies and tribal leadership formalized their co-management of the Bears Ears National Monument at a signing ceremony on June 18.
The signing took place in White Mesa, afterwards, representatives traveled along highway 261 to unveil one of the new Bears Ears National Monument signs,...
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Moab Field Office is seeking public input on proposals to better manage camping in three areas.
These proposals are designed to make dispersed camping sustainable in high-use areas, while reducing user conflicts and protecting cultural and natural resources.
The...
Fish for free in Utah on June 11
If you’d like to catch a fish in Utah’s beautiful outdoors but you don’t have a fishing license, Free Fishing Day is the perfect opportunity to give it a try.
Free Fishing Day will be held on Saturday, June 11, and allows anyone to fish at any public waterbody in...
Nearly 200 people gathered at the Dugout Ranch in Lockhart Basin over the weekend to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the partnership between the Redd family and The Nature Conservancy an environmental nonprofit.
In the 1990’s the Redd family was seriously considering selling the Dugout Ranch and...
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area is pleased to announce that construction to extend the Bullfrog North boat ramp to reach lower lake levels is beginning this week. The Bullfrog North Ramp is being regraded and permanently extended to the lowest level possible before spring runoff begins (spring...